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/ˈhɪ.pəʊ.trəˌkiː.lɪ.əm/ · noun
(architecture) the portion of the capital of a column that is below the annulets, and above the end of the shaft.
In the case of the Hansell House in Rosewell, Georgia, […] the mason, in endeavoring to indicate the hypotrachelium, or gorgerin, or whatever is the right name for the incised lines which in the Greek Doric play somewhat the part that the astragal plays in the Roman orders, made a very broad incision all around the shaft with the point of his trowel, but unfortunately held its blade the wrong way, so that the shadow effect is lost and no proper drip is formed.
Use hypotrachelium when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hypotrachelium means (architecture) the portion of the capital of a column that is below the annulets, and above the end of the shaft.
Common synonyms include colarino, gorgerin, neck, necking.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In the case of the Hansell House in Rosewell, Georgia, […] the mason, in endeavoring to indicate the hypotrachelium, or gorgerin, or whatever is the right name for the incised lines which in the Greek Doric play somewhat the part that the astragal plays in the Roman orders, made a very broad incision all around the shaft with the point of his trowel, but unfortunately held its blade the wrong way, so that the shadow effect is lost and no proper drip is formed.
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